Easter Treat

At Easter, my brother and his family visited for the first time. It was an absolute joy to have them here and we did loads of stuff with a week in Bali and a week in Singapore. This 'loads of stuff' included:

seeing some Balinese dancing (all colourful costumes, monkeys, eyes and fingers)





seeing pink dolphins:



going to the aquarium:



marvelling at what some people can do with water melons:



pool and beach action:





the obligatory Singapore Sling in Raffles:



the list goes on and on. And, indeed, on.

Being so far away, it’s always really special when someone takes the trouble and takes on the expense of a visit, but I was especially pleased that my bro made it out here. After they left, Ella and I took a while to get over it and spent our days moping about lethargically and crying on each other's shoulders. The goodbyes just seem to get harder and harder. Fortunately, Macau came along (see below) which served as an ideal distraction. It turns out that all we needed was a holiday to get over our holiday.

Ho ho.

We're much more positive again now and, instead of moping, we're looking forward to going home for a bit in the summer and seeing everybody again. That's the spirit, eh?

Anyway, here are some more photos, if you’re interested.